Daintree Rainforest and Cape Tribulation Full Day Tour
Overview
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9 hours
Mobile ticket
This is the Original Daintree Rainforest Tour, locally owned and operated for over 40 years! Embark on a packed full-day adventure to Cape Tribulation, where the rainforest meets the reef.
Additional Info
Specialized infant seats are available
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
What To Expect
Billy Tea Safaris
Pick up by your local guide from Cairns, Beaches or Port Douglas. Note: Southside accommodation - please make your way to the tour operator's office to join tour.
Enjoy light refreshments before a 1 Hour Daintree River Cruise. Relax and enjoy the splendour only the Daintree Rainforest can offer as you learn and try to spot Estuarine Crocodiles in the wild and see mangrove forests and endemic wildlife, this is nature at its best!
Options
Standard Ticket
Small Group Tour: Cape Tribulation, Daintree River Cruise and Bloomfield Track Small Group Tour Pickup included
What‘s Included
Swim in the heart of the Daintree Rainforest
National Park fees
Guided walk through the Daintree Rainforest and Cape Tribulation Beach
Alexandra Range Lookout stop
1 Hour Daintree River Cruise with coffee, tea and biscuits before cruise
Return transfers with driver guide and live commentary
Tropical Fruit Ice-Cream (ice-cream included)
Lunch, including tea/coffee and a seasonal fruit platter. Special dietary requirements can be catered for - notify reservations before tour..
Southside accommodation transfers - please make your own way to tour operators office to join tour
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
1,101 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Fabulous experience
fiandco,Jun 17, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Fabulous experience with our guide AJ. So much knowledge especially of bush tucker/flora etc.Suggest DO NOT book this tour via agent 'HeadOut' ...they totally messed up our booking and made an otherwise great day really stressful (wrong pick up) . Please book directly with Billy Tea Safaris, forget the 3rd party agents.
Must see the oldest rainforest in the world!
Christina B,Jun 15, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Beautiful rainforest and coastal drive. The specialty ice cream was wonderful as well. James was a fabulous guide- has lived in the area for decades and really knows and loves the Daintree area. He kept us well informed the entire day. Group size was nice, not too big. Plenty of bathroom stops and no strenuous walking. Note the Tripadvisor site says 7 hours but it was 11 hours. Overall we highly recommend.
Rude driver/tour guide overpacked tour
RichardT M,Jun 15, 2026
- Review from Viator
2.00Never leave negative reviews but want to be clear you should go with another company. The van is overpacked with shocks that need to be worked on making the car ride through windy rounds rough with shoulder to shoulder space on mountain roads. The driver is rude, he refused elderly lady next to me wbo I’m shoulder to shoulder with the opportunity to sit next to him in open seat. The driver 15-minutes late from pickup point, initially ignored me, said I had the wrong day, was about to drive off, and I showed him receipts again—he had my name wrong in his system. He rushed us, made unprofessional comments throughout the tour, and drove crazy. The river cruise tourguide was great, would recommend going with another company.
My experience
Alka K,Jun 14, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00It was a great experience. Driver was excellent. We had fabulous food in the lunch and then had ice cream.
The guided tour was...
Navaneeth J,Jun 13, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00The guided tour was great. John from Billy tea safaris was knowledgeable and made it a fun day for all of us. Daintree ice cream was amazing 😍. Highly recommend it.
Great Tour and Guide!
dansH1629HW,Jun 13, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Me and my partner did the day tour and had an excellent experience. AJ the tour guide was so enthusiastic and was a brilliant host. We learnt so much about the daintree, its wildlife and conservation. The trip itself was very well planned out, with many stops along the way including a river boat cruise where we saw crocodiles, we stopped at a creek for a swim and the lunch was delicious. The ice cream tasting was a lovely end to the day. Couldn’t recommend this tour enough.
A fantastic day!
876mattd,Jun 10, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00A great day trip, which included close-up croc viewing on the boat cruise as well as multiple stops to enjoy the rainforest. Graeme is a good guide, with lots of supplementary information along the way. Lunch was terrific!
Awesome day out in the Daintree
Asanka F,Jun 8, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00This is an excellent full day tour of the Daintree region. The pickup from Billy yea safaris was spot on time from the esplanade. The driver cum tour guide Rohan was very organised , friendly and excellent in his knowledge and commentary . I went on a day that was seeing a bit of rain and still enjoyed so don’t be afraid of a little rain as it’s a rain forest after all. On the river cruise we saw a few crocs including a couple of babies lying on branches. The food from the restaurant for lunch was good, I had a beer for $11 a bit pricy but that’s a personal choice. The water creek to swim at is awesome, crystal clear emerald water. Even if it overcast if u come prepared do take the plunge it’s with it. Overall an amazing and very satisfying time had with great company!!!
Great day out. Adventure and crocodiles
GaryEden56,Jun 6, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great day out, comfy safari bus, AJ was a good guide and kept his commentary going. Plenty of crocs, interesting stops at rainforest and for meals. Recommended
Avoid unless you want to be herded like cattle and pay above average prices!
Climber25448804707,Jun 6, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
2.00Not worth the extra price! Go with another tour company! But Daintree the location is amazing. Billy Tea prices are higher than other operators but promise a small group experience (and several other things that they have changed but they have not updated the tour experience). While the tour is conducted in a “small bus” tour they had 3 lined up in a row so you might as well have been on a huge bus and paid the discount price. Not family friendly. Very long bathroom lines. Don’t believe the tour descriptions listed. They have changed several destinations since a storm they had in April but haven’t changed the descriptions. Also, because the group was so large, over half the time each stop was used up if you had to wait in line for the bathroom. Only bright spot was our knowledgeable guide, but you might as well pay a discount price for a big bus tour because you will be herded through and treated like cattle.
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